The Rumpus Review of The Lego Movie
Recent controversy has surrounded the film. Fox Business host, Chris Payne, said the film is “anti-capitalist and business” because of the choice of a CEO, Mr. President, as the villain.
Rumpus Original
8550 posts
The Last Poem I Loved: Stanley Plumly’s “The Iron Lung”
I have often wondered if after getting these eight lines down, Plumly knew he had something magical in front of him. I have always suspected he did.
The Rumpus Interview with W.S. Di Piero
W.S. Di Piero ruminates on his latest collection, TOMBO, being an excitable poet, why details are in his nature, and the importance of remaining alert and at the ready.
Lisa’s Book Round-Up
"You've got a problem, Mom. I mean, it's a good problem, but it's a problem," said my daughter when she walked into my office the other day and saw the stacks of books I brought back from AWP.
The Rumpus Interview with Adriana Páramo
Journalist and memoirist Adriana Páramo talks about her work as a petroleum engineer and anthropologist, the world of migrant workers, growing up in Colombia, and working with immigrant women in Kuwait.
Like Tiny Little Cracks
Steve Prefontaine, known simply as Pre to the hordes of teenage runners who idolized him, once said, “Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.”
Ted Wilson Reviews the World #224
MY PAPERBOY ★★★★★ (4 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing my paperboy.
The Sunday Rumpus Fiction: Chips
Emily Gray Tedrowe, author of the forthcoming novel Blue Stars, exploring the complexities of the Iraq War through the families left behind, debuts a powerful new story set in Iraq.
Twenty Nine Feet, Eight and a Quarter Inches
Kristopher Jansma plays golf somewhere near the Throgs Neck Bridge instead of waiting to hear if his novel will be published.
The Frontier Spirit: Will Eisner and the Discovery of Comics’ Next Dimension
Enjoy this never-before-published English-language version of an essay that appeared in Rizzoli’s compilation of Will Eisner’s early Spirit strips released in Italy.
Nightshift
I became acquainted with the nightshift in the winter of 2009.
Sleep, back then, had become a problem.